Fossilised

Goodness. My blog has been neglected for so long, it seems that my last post was made in the Cretaceous period or something. There are so many events, so much emotion and so many ideas i want to put down, ever since before the start of term. Yes, people, I am talking about things that have unfolded since the 3-month holiday we had ages ago. Until now, the memories are fossilised somewhere within the neuronal bodies of my grey matter. Here goes the EVENT summary :

1. Langkawi trip with The 5. It was such a refreshing experience and I'm thankful to get everything that I had wanted out of it, and am so very, very grateful that the trip was actually executed. So many things happened preceeding and following the actual trip where planning, emotions and money are concerned. But I must say the best treasure i got from the whole thing, is a friendship rekindled. (Pictures will be uploaded the next time i remember to go online!) That's all I'll say for now, because more of it will be on the photo captions.

2. The start of Phase 2 MBBS. Mind you, the faculty organization was more haphazard than my room that we began classes without knowing where to go or what what on earth we are to learn. The timetable wasn't even out yet! so, from a great holiday playing with water and sand, I came back here to be dealing with shit...literally. Our first few practicals were on stool examination. What a drastic transition from fantasy to reality. On the brighter side of things, I really like my labmates this year. To me, we have a better group dynamic in comparison to my previous lab. Also this academic year, I am no longer living on campus. I am staying with my grandma at Section 14 PJ. Which means, I drive myself to class everyday! (Can u believe it? Most of my friends, myself included, took quite some time to adjust to that fact) I love my little 'apartment'. Its more than a room, less than a house. Perfect.

3. Puteri Gunung Ledang the Musical. Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Brilliant. I'm glad I got to watch it this time around, thanks to my grandma. There were 6 of us, my grandma, my mum, my sis, myself, Ili, oNe. I was supposed to go with my other friends (Deanna), but I'm not complaining : we got better seats. My only regret : not staying back for autographs (which Deanna did! lucky her), but that's the price you pay when going with family. About the play itself, I can't decide who was best because they all played their parts so well, everything blended in perfectly. The music and costumes were majestic, 'grandeur', but still knowing their place and not overpowering/stealing the show. The dancing was fabulous, props were extremely well-coordinated. The acting, hypnotic and breathtaking. Seriously! I gained a newfound respect for Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina for having vision, realizing it, and followed through. Perhaps from reviews by other laymen as myself (meaning if u read their blogs), you may say I am exaggerating my response to a first-time experience. But trust me, even theatre enthusiasts agree that PGLM is in a class of its own.

4. Midsemester break. Very eventful. For one thing, my dad was in town for 2 weeks. I spent quite a few nights there at his penthouse, weeknights included. Though he came back on last-minute notice, I was glad to see him. I never realised i missed him so much, tears came down at the mere thought of me running to him and giving him a big, bear-hug. But, that will never happen because time with my father is never my own. Everytime he's back, there will be relatives, there's jet-lag, not to mention my stepmum. I miss the times back in MRSM when it was just Daddy and me (I don't even want my sis to be around!).

5. Also during the midsemester break was Ezureen's engagement. Such a grand occasion for an engagement. Know this : she was beautiful. It's weird describing Ezureen with these words, but here goes : dainty, feminine, 'ayu anak dara', calm & collected. Seriously! Also, it was nice to see my ex-MRSM friends there. Anyway, her fiance` is not bad either. I'm just happy that he actually sat down and chat with us. I wish them a successful engagement and do sincerely hope to attend the wedding in 4 years time.

6. Also during midsemester break, I couldn't attend Belle's kenduri doa selamat because Ezureen's kenduri was running late. Anyway, the day before was my 514 class gathering. It was nice to see them again, although there were only 9 of us there. I admit that I was originally hesitant about going, but I'm glad I did. I just wished more people could have made it. I thought I was out-of-touch with the goings-on of MRSM friends, turns out that I ended filling everyone in! Back in Penang, also during the midsemester break, my mother received Anugerah Nur Mutiara, in conjunction with the state's celebration of Hari Wanita. Her picture and quote was in The Star the next day. Really proud of her. Ironic, because just a few weeks earlier her mother received an award, Tokoh Perintis Pembangunan Wanita, something like that, on Hari Wanita as well.

7. Back in class, studies are going somewhere i guess, but I don't know where! Most of our CONASS papers are over (a whole other issue about the haphazard management), I hope to pass. I had enough of E's last year and I'm sure I don't want them anymore! I do hope results will be out ASAP.

Ok. Now that was LONG. My brain actually feels lighter having unearthed the fossils. I'll be writing again soon, because I still have a lot more to share. Alright then. Thanks for checking in!